Greater Changes in Drug Burden Index (DBI) during Hospitalization and Increased 30-Day Readmission Rates among Older In-Hospital Fallers

Rafia S. Rasu, Walter Agbor-Bawa, Nahid J. Rianon

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Abstract

A higher drug burden index (DBI) is known to be associated with pre-admission falls leading to hospitalization. We investigated whether a mean difference in DBI (ΔDBI) between the events of in-hospital falls and hospital admission was associated with 30-day readmission in 113 patients ≥50 years who fell during their hospital stays between 2007 and 2014. A greater ΔDBI (≥0.09) was positively associated with higher 30-day readmission rates (incident rate ratio: 2.02; 95% confidence interval: 1.49-2.74). An effort to keep DBI low may thus decrease 30-day readmissions for older in-hospital fallers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-67
Number of pages9
JournalHospital topics
Volume98
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2020

Keywords

  • 30-day readmission
  • Drug burden index
  • in-hospital fall
  • older patients

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